"A coronary artery spasm is a temporary tightening ... Woman mistook symptoms for common cold before being told she has year to live. Mum rang 999 after spotting what son was doing while sleeping.

High cholesterol: Sensation felt in the arm or jaw warning of coronary artery spasms HIGH cholesterol lies dormant in a person's body. When it does strike it can often be too late.

DEAR DR. ROACH: A recent column from a woman with recurrent chest pain and normal stress tests had me wondering: Could this be Prinzmetal angina? — K.O.S. ANSWER: That’s an excellent question.

In older adults, the problem is more likely to occur in patients who also have atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Based on symptoms alone, it can be difficult to distinguish the most common ...

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Dear K.O.S.: That’s an excellent question. Vasospastic angina, also called variant angina or Prinzmetal angina, is caused by spasmodic constriction of the artery, often with blockages, but ...

Because artery spasms are not constant, Parikh said arteries can appear to be normal when undergoing testing. Like other conditions causing heart disease, Parikh said heart ischemia can be ...

Impact of hypertension on coronary artery spasm. The baseline clinical characteristics of normotensive and hypertensive patients are presented in Table 1.Patients with hypertension were older, had ...

Spasm at site of atherosclerotic coronary artery narrowing increases risk of heart attack. Kumamoto University. Journal Journal of the American College of Cardiology ...

Heart attacks are life-threatening and can lead to serious arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm) and heart failure. While atherosclerosis (buildup of plaque in the arteries) is the most common cause of ...